Shoes thread; painful edition

[Anonymous No.10366557]

How many pairs of shoes do you gulls own? Any brand? Lucky normie finds?

[Anonymous No.10366719]

>>10366557
i always just feel sad when i see feet like this crammed into tiny shoes. it has to be actively painful and difficult to buy even informal shoes.

[Anonymous No.10366731]

>>10366557
Unrelated to thread, but I was glad to see she was wearing a wig with this coord. She never does anything with her natural hair and it alsways brings down even okay coords.

On topic, I’ve always been nervous to buy brand shoes. How well does the pleather hold up? At least with taobao shoes, if I fuck a pair up it’s not a pain to replace. I currently own 9 pairs of shoes. I’m at the point now where I have a shoe color to match every coord, but I want to get a couple more pairs in black and brown.

[Anonymous No.10366788]

I have 3 ruffley mary-janes to use with sweet and classic (black, white, and brown). I don't believe in buying the entire pastel rainbow for sweet, but I may add pink and sax soon. They're all Taobao.

[Anonymous No.10366789]

>>10366731
can’t speak for all brand shoes but I bought some gold shoes from baby 2 years ago and they’re doing great

[Anonymous No.10366796]

>>10366731
I have shoes from Baby, JetJ, Meta and VM.

The VM synthetic lining is cracking and flaking but the outside is perfect (have used them for 6 years), Baby wood RHS going strong after 2 years, JetJ are all around perfect after 4 years but the Meta are cracking and flaking a lot after 2. Bought NWT secondhand, the stripper heels.

[Anonymous No.10366802]

I have shoes from AP, BABY/AATP, and IW.

They’re all pretty comfortable except my AATP platforms. I take care of my shoes and they’ve been holding up well.

[Anonymous No.10366812]

My shoe experience has been kind of frustrating:

Taobao (sosic shop) everyday heels - I bought 2 of the same basic style, first in brown then black. Most comfortable and very sturdy.

Taobao (sosic shop) knee-high boots - The high cylinder reveals the shittiness of the pleather. Looks creased and kind of ghetto.

Taobao (?) - The strappy ones with the pearl that everyone has. The fit is way too tight, but they're too cheap to bother reselling. I should re-purchase a size up.

Taobao DreamV design replica faux fur bunny ear sandals - Excellent. adorable. I wish they had more colors in stock.

Normie pair of mary janes in a bright color - I always end up picking a non-normie pair instead.

Demonia platform mary janes - Slightly tight fit, and they don't have half-sizes. Not sure whether to go a full size up.

Liz Lisa booties in two styles - They both fit, but the ones without an ankle zip are a bitch to pull over my heel.

Liz Lisa heels - I bought two different colors of the same style because my normal size was too big. But then the size down is kind of tight.

F.i.n.t rainbooties - I love them. They make me excited for rainy days.

I keep wanting Meta's platform heels, but after being burned by sizing being too big or small, I'm afraid to buy such expensive ones. I know "the sizing is just your foot size in cm", but there's a margin of error, and the LL heels for example were the right size if you measure the part that touches the floor, but because they have a tall heel the part where your foot actually goes is on a diagonal which is longer, if that makes sense.

[Anonymous No.10366821]

Reposting from the stupid questions thread: Can anybody who has seen Jane Marple shoes (4 strap or otherwise) in real life speak to their quality and sizing? It seems a lot of people find they run large. I have 24 - 24.5 cm so assumed I would be L but it seems like I would fit M.

Also are they worth the price tag?? Even second hand they would probably be the most expensive shoes I have bought. If there are any taobao lookalikes I would get those

[Anonymous No.10366822]

>>10366821
I have 24 - 24.5 cm sized feet I meant

[Anonymous No.10366829]

>>10366557
off the top of my head I have anywhere from 15-22 pairs of shoes. They're mostly bodyline, with one pair of Queen Bee, a few Secret Shop pairs that aren't totally falling apart, and one pair of Angelic Pretty shoes.

My AP tea parties are almost identical to the secret shop ones, brand shoes really aren't worth it. Out of all of the shoes I have, Bodyline's have held up together the most, I've had most of my Bodyline shoes for over 10+ years.

[Anonymous No.10366833]

I actually really hate buying shoes and I don't know why. I feel like no matter how many I own, it's never enough, but I also can't convince myself to buy another pair of black shoes because I don't want to spend money frivolously...and then I see some black shoes that look slightly different and I think wow! I need those. It's a big mess, and I only wear black and red so it's not worth it to buy other colours. God, shoes. why.

[Anonymous No.10366841]

>>10366833
Literally makes no sense.

[Anonymous No.10366847]

>>10366833
Sounds like a self control problem anon, I know how that is.

unrelated, does nayone have that cgl OMG SHOES picture? I feel like it belongs in this thread

[Anonymous No.10366895]

>>10366821
I wear the same size as you, 24-24.5cm, and tried on a friends L size 4-strap shoes. They were definitely too big. It's leather so sizing down is normal.

[Anonymous No.10366896]

>>10366829
>brand shoes really aren't worth it.
>experience is one pair of AP tea parties

[Anonymous No.10366900]

>>10366896
>You can buy lolita appropriate leather shoes for the price of brand shoes
They aren’t worth it, anon

[Anonymous No.10366904]

>>10366895
Thank you anon! This seemed to be the general consensus from listings I could find so I’m glad I’m looking for the right size

[Anonymous No.10366929]

>>10366896
My antaina shoes have lasted years, the BtSSB fell apart in a year with minimal wear time. I'm going to have to agree with them.

[Anonymous No.10366991]

>>10366900
lmao no.

[Anonymous No.10367236]

>>10366929
Your experience with one pair of shoes isn't any better.

[Anonymous No.10367268]

>>10366929
I don't understand these people who say their brand shoes fell apart. All my lolita shoes are brand. I've had AP heels that I wore constantly for 3 years, and it's still holding up. What are you people doing to your shoes?

[Anonymous No.10367272]

>>10367268
I think it has a ton to do with where you live. Most shoes we are looking at are plastic and glued together so if you live in hot places the glue can end up unsticking. If you live in areas that are rainy or cold you may get into an issue with the pleather peeling.

If you only wear your shoes at meets and not transiting/walking there, then they get less worn out. So if you drive to places you arent going to be walking as much as someone who lives in a big city and busses.

[Anonymous No.10367278]

>>10367272
I live in a hot city and only recently got a car. You guys are animals in shoes.

[Anonymous No.10367307]

I wear a size us 11, so I've given up on brand shoes, or the 2nd market.

All of my shoes come from Cottoncandy feet, which is nice since I'm really into sweet.

I do want to get a pair of RHS, but my options are extremely limited.

[Anonymous No.10367316]

>>10366900
The only seller I've seen that makes a leather lolita-appropriate shoe of good quality is SAS, and there's only one suitable style (the Maria--their Mary Jane style), it only comes in 2 colors (black or brown), and they're $150 a pair. They will hold up for years and they're real leather, but you're going to pay through the nose.

[Anonymous No.10367355]

I know how /cgl/ feels about this, but I'd still like to see some suggestions for alternative pastel shoes that work ok for lolita or kawaii fashion. Sugar Thrilz sometimes has some, as does YRU

[Anonymous No.10367375]

>>10367307
are cotton candy feet comfortable? at least like not giving you blisters every time you wear them

[Anonymous No.10367383]

>>10367375
I hate them. They are not like walking on cotton candy.

[Anonymous No.10367447]

>>10367316
Demonia releases cute pastel platforms every other month.

[Anonymous No.10367461]

>>10366896
Have you considered they were disappointed and then continued to buy off brand? When I got my first BTSSB shoes I was pretty disappointed in their quality in comparison to my Bodyline/taobao pairs (not that they were bad, but they weren’t really much better and they pinched) and I haven’t really looked back. No one is obligated to keep buying shoes that they don’t think will be worth the money until they get that one good pair

[Anonymous No.10367463]

>>10367383
How so?

[Anonymous No.10367465]

>>10367461
considering they are shilling normie shoes, no.

[Anonymous No.10367483]

>>10366896
Why would i continue to buy brand shoes and drop $150+ if I was disappointed by my experience with them? When the half price Secret Shop/knock off shoes hold up just as well if not better?

Brand is quality in some places, and falls short in others. I'd rather save my money for clothes.

>>10367268
All my shoes have falls apart, I'm just going to be less annoyed when its a $20 aliexpress pair than a brand pair.

>>10367278
>You guys are animals in shoes.

It could also depend on how you walk or what you do in your shoes. I'm fairly active, host events/meets and that requires a lot of moving and bending down.

My problems is usually with the color of the shoes flaking off (happening with nearly all of my old secret shop shoes), and the soles falling off (bodyline shoes are bad for this)

[Anonymous No.10367484]

>>10367465
>shilling normie shoes

Bodyline, Secret Shop and Queen Bee is normie?

[Anonymous No.10367491]

>>10367355
i usually check the fairy kei threads for cute pastel sneaker suggestions, so you could either check the current thread or the archive for some.

[Anonymous No.10367523]

>>10367316
I looked them up, and they are hideous. They don't belong in fashion. I want leather shoes, but not like this.

[Anonymous No.10367526]

Is it worth it to buy shoes straight from an tai na or should I just save the hassle and buy from my lolita dress or whatever?

[Anonymous No.10367533]

>>10367383
So get some cushion insoles.

[Anonymous No.10367534]

>>10367523
>hideous
They're black round-toe mjs. Basic.

[Anonymous No.10367542]

>>10367534
Different anon, they’re hideous old lady shoes. The fact that you’re recommending them to people indicates your level of taste is sub par to say the least

[Anonymous No.10367558]

>>10367461
Then buy secondhand. Then buy in person. It's not hard to find a good pair in my experience.

>>10367523
Try these for leather. You might have to search second hand.
Jane Marple, Leur Getter, Emily Temple Cute or Shirley Temple, Katie, Fairy Wish, Vivienne Westwood, Fluevog, American Duchess, Oak Tree Farms, Yosuke shoes (men's), Hades, Na+H, Tyake Tyoke

[Anonymous No.10367562]

>>10367534
Also nayrt but those monstrosities look like orthopedic shoes that a waitress would wear.

[Anonymous No.10367563]

>>10367484
referring to >>10366900

[Anonymous No.10367569]

>>10367463
The toe box hits my feet in a strange way and makes them downright painful to walk in. For reference, I’ve owned several pairs of AP and Baby shoes in multiple styles and none of them have ever given me the level of discomfort that CCF does.

>>10367533
The cushioning isn’t the problem, and a good pair of shoes should be enhanced by insoles, not require them.

[Anonymous No.10367818]

does anything actually differentiate men's and women's shoes other than sizing?

[Anonymous No.10367906]

>>10367375
They're not bad, but you might need a insole.

[Anonymous No.10367926]

>>10367818
I think men's shoes are generally wider per size. You can probably accommodate for this one way or another though, and sometimes it is kinda nice.

[Anonymous No.10367927]

>>10367818
men's shoes are typically a bit wider, but not much else

[Anonymous No.10367930]

>>10366557
6 or 7 but they’re taobao

[Anonymous No.10367931]

>>10367491
Thanks Anon, I never check those threads so that's pretty helpful.

[Anonymous No.10368426]

why do people even wear platforms when they're 5'+?

[Anonymous No.10368433]

>>10368426
because it's about style and not about being tall for practical reasons

[Anonymous No.10368482]

>>10368433
Wearing it for style is the only way to go. Short girls wearing huge platforms to try and look taller is as sad as men wearing thick soles for the same reason. Respect is won by charisma, not by platform shoes.

[Anonymous No.10368499]

>>10368426
You’re acting like 5’ is tall. That’s abnormally short, anon

[Anonymous No.10368502]

>>10368499
i'm 5'1 and i feel lanky wearing platforms desu

[Anonymous No.10368554]

>>10368426
I'm 5'10" and I only wear platforms. Don't give a fuck what people say about it.

[Anonymous No.10370598]

What people think about Antaina footwear?

[Anonymous No.10370771]

>>10368426
because I enjoy stunting on you tiny little bitches. 6'3 in platforms and loving it.

[Anonymous No.10370806]

>>10368426
its not about being taller its about adding 4+ inches of length exclusively to your legs

[Anonymous No.10370821]

>>10370806
exactly
>mfw my legs are already 7cm longer than the norm
>mfw i rock heels anyway

[Anonymous No.10370875]

>>10370771
No one cares tranny

[Anonymous No.10370978]

>>10367526
Unless you want to pay out the ass, just order from taobao. Antaina shoes are usually around $30 on taobao and $50 on MLD. Go taobao or go home

[Anonymous No.10370979]

>>10368426
It's about playing with proportions of your body for fashion purposes. Also 5' is very short.

[Anonymous No.10370981]

>>10370875
you know tall not-transgender women exist right

>>10370821
enjoy your sailor moon legs anon

[Anonymous No.10370997]

>>10367818
in addition to being wider along the length of the foot, they often have a larger toebox than the women's equivalent. i preferentially buy men's shoes for things like hiking/running shoes because of this.

[Anonymous No.10371027]

>>10370981
I know tall women exist, but only a narcissistic tranny like >>10370771 would sound this obviously male, anon.

[Anonymous No.10371178]

>>10371027
That comment does give me some AGP projection vibes. Like, calling women under 5'7" "little bitches" sure makes you look secure, anon

[Anonymous No.10371396]

>>10368426
You sound like a coward

[Anonymous No.10371429]

>>10367307
you're wasting your money on cotton candy feet, you could be buying antaina or angelic imprint for half the cost and twice the durability.

[Anonymous No.10371431]

>>10370598
these ones are ugly, but they're great, durable, affordable shoes.

[Anonymous No.10371463]

>>10368482
>>10368433
>>10368426
to tower over the unworthy scrotes

[Anonymous No.10371465]

>>10368502
everyone does, that's why they're fun!

[Anonymous No.10371599]

I only have 2 usable pairs of shoes and I want to get more, preferably from taobao since brands like antaina are the only ones that make cute shoes for my size 40 ogre feet. I even got a pair from Cotton Candy Feet last year and they run so fucking small, they weren't worth even $50 and I spent $100 on them (The Australian dollar is really fucking shit)

What would be the best shopping service to use? I normally buy through resellers but Devilinspired charges an arm and a leg for most of the shoes they stock that aren't straight up fugly

[Anonymous No.10371601]

>>10367375
Fuck no. If you want them to be comfy you have to buy them a size up. They run really small.

[Anonymous No.10373147]

>>10366557
Why is it legal to be this fatty-chan

[Anonymous No.10373193]

>>10373147
Because poaching is illegal

[Anonymous No.10383848]

>>10366557

Is it even possible to find a pair of shoes to fit on that chocolate fudge bar?

[Anonymous No.10383850]

What shoes do you guys recommend for walking that would be suited for gothic lolita. And if any of you bitches tell me to get a car i'll fuck you up.

[Anonymous No.10383889]

>>10366557
Why doesn’t she just go up a couple sizes?!? This is painful to look at...

[Anonymous No.10383891]

>>10370598
antaina is great, they make some ugly ass designs but that's down to demand. They're good quality and they also used to take custom orders, not sure if they do anymore.

[Anonymous No.10383929]

>>10383850
doc martens work sometimes i guess

[Anonymous No.10383934]

>>10368426
I like asserting my dominance and making my legs look longer

[Anonymous No.10383938]

>>10383850
Docs or orthopedic Mary Janes from places like Clark’s.

[Anonymous No.10383945]

>>10383889
my MIL has chronic foot problems (several surgeries etc) and her feet look normal sized until she's walked around for a couple hours. it's possible she has a similar issue and or problems with edema that occur similarly? i can't imagine putting on a shoe, it looking like this, and then just being okay with it. it has to hurt.

[Anonymous No.10384317]

How is the sizing on this style of Yosuke shoes - true to size, tight, or big? Most of my shoes are from taobao sosic shop for comparison, but I want to buy a less sweet pair.

[Anonymous No.10384320]

>>10384317
I want those too but I technically wear 25.0, how sad

[Anonymous No.10384338]

>>10384317
They're pretty true to size.

[Anonymous No.10384503]

>>10383850
Honestly it down to what you feel comfortable in. I can walk for miles wearing RHS, heels, boots and platforms but flat shoes will kill my feet with in 10 metres or so.

[Anonymous No.10384517]

>>10384317
I agree with >>10384338 that they're pretty true to size, though the straps can be a bit tight if you have a high arch in your feet.

[Anonymous No.10384564]

>>10371599
I’m in aus as well and I’ve never actually used a shopping service, just use my taoabo account and check out normally. You’ll probably have to look up a guide if it’s your first time though due to some of the boxes not translating w/ google translate

[Anonymous No.10384592]

>>10384317
This pains me, I've been dreaming of Yosuke shoes but I'm a damn Sasquatch with my 25-26cm feet. Why do I have small hands but large feet??

[Anonymous No.10384595]

So I bought shoes similar to these from Antaina, but two middle straps seem to be way longer than the rest? And on both shoes. Not even strapping them zikzak makes sense, and I've tried every combination I could think of. Can anyone with these shoes confirm that it's probably a manufacturing mistake?

[Anonymous No.10384596]

>>10384595
>zikzak

[Anonymous No.10384604]

>>10384517
This, I have a high arch and my usual size is a bit painful at the arch but roomy at the toes

[Anonymous No.10384606]

>>10383850
Cobb hill occasionally has reliable shoes, and they're super comfortable!

[Anonymous No.10384629]

>>10384503
Sounds like you have permanent bone damage, sorry about that.

[Anonymous No.10384642]

>>10367447
Ew.

[Anonymous No.10384679]

>>10384317
I have these in 24.5 and they fit really well. I wear a US women's 9 very consistently and have multiple pairs of Meta shoes in LL, for reference.

[Anonymous No.10384802]

>>10384629
it's not bone damage, it's has to do with muscles more than anything. if you wear heels or wedges or shoes with an incline you use different muscles and tendons in your foot and the other ones weaken from less use.

[Anonymous No.10384924]

>>10384679
Ah, now I am more confused. They run big? I'm a US 8 and all my sosic shoes and liz lisa boots are L/24.5/39 - and they even feel a little tight. But my Liz Lisa pumps were too big as an L so I had to reorder in M. I don't have any meta to compare to, unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.10384937]

>>10384924
NTAYRT but a lot of Japanese lettered shoe sizes aren't really reliable. Some brands list L as 24.5, some as 25, some as 24. It's really confusing. Japan has the worst sizing of like any country.

[Anonymous No.10385355]

>>10367355
>>10367447
>>10367483
>>10370598
>>10384317
>>10384595
You all have terrible taste.

[Anonymous No.10385436]

>>10383850
The boots with the fur.

[Anonymous No.10385479]

Another antaina question. Does anyone know if they still do completely custom shoes? I know they size up or down, but I once saw you could send them measurements and they'd make it exactly your size, but that was about 7 years ago and I haven't heard that since. Do they still do that?

[Anonymous No.10385482]

>>10385355
Show me your favourite lolita shoes, anon.

[Anonymous No.10385516]

>>10385355
Contribute

[Anonymous No.10385589]

>>10385355
>stop liking what i don't like!
K

[Anonymous No.10385592]

>>10385482
burando

[Anonymous No.10385607]

>>10385479
they do, you have to email them.

[Anonymous No.10385611]

These are my absolute dream shoes. I love how shoes with wacky textures and shapes are a thing in lolita. I know platforms or heels are not accessible to everyone but I'd love to see them more in this fashion

[Anonymous No.10385646]

>>10384629
I’m saying I can’t wear thin soles like the ones on tea parties usually have. I need a bit of cushion, I’ve always been like this since I was kid or else I would walk on my toe tips to avoid the my soles hurting. Good thing skates were a thing.

[Anonymous No.10385848]

Anyone have any experience buying from Angelic Imprint/Lorie and Knight on Aliexpress?
Supposedly they can do custom shoe sizes as well as custom colours on the shoes from their list of colours.

[Anonymous No.10385849]

>>10385848
should also add that they advertise that they can also change the heel of the shoe from a list of options

[Anonymous No.10385853]

>>10385848
I bought shoes from Lorie & Knight on Ali, but not custom ones. No issues.

[Anonymous No.10385856]

>>10385853
How true is this pair to size?

[Anonymous No.10386420]

I got a pair of Demonia shoes for my birthday a while back and just thought now if they might work for lolita. Can I get an opinion?

[Anonymous No.10386422]

>>10386420
don't really see why not, they look a bit like a bastard child of teaparties and rhs but done with ott sweet it would probably look really good

[Anonymous No.10386424]

>>10386422
That's what I was thinking of doing with them since I can't find any other lolita type shoes for my foot size rn

[Anonymous No.10386432]

>>10385856
Really good, no discomfort. it's 39

[Anonymous No.10386981]

Who do I need to suck off for AP to re release chelsea ribbon shoes with the chunky heels?!

[Anonymous No.10386990]

>>10386420
Go for it Anon!

[Anonymous No.10389314]

>>10386420
The soles look like they were stung by bees